Restfest Day 1 w/ Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, Restos, S.L. Houser

Before they head out to Spain in January, the boys of Restos throw down their second annual RestFest at home base C-Boy’s. Joining the roots-rocking quintet for Friday’s set are S.L. Houser’s intoxicating, synth-layered indie-pop and the heavy psych roar of Billy King & the Bad Bad Bad, riding 2024’s sophomore LP, Introspective Resolute. Saturday brings Austin native Ricky Stein back to town with his easy-picking, smooth-twanging country and the driving power beats and edgy dance floor anxiety of Dossey’s disco-pop. Restos sets up Slomo Drags to close with their biting, twisting, Of Montreal-eque grooves. – Doug Freeman